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It depends on your aspirations I think, I started sailing a full rig at 16 as my aim was to get in the national squad (age 18 in the UK) and I felt that sailing the full rig from a relatively young age would give me an advantage over those that had stayed in radials that year or so longer...

Interesting indeed, I think the Jury would have a hard time deciding whether the port boat had deliberately caused the heel to windward as the helm could claim any number of outside influences such as a lull. I think the tacking boat would have a hard time here not to do turns as I probably...

Now then, a coach once told me back in the late '90's that his son (an Olympic hopeful at the time) could actually sit on the start line (well a boat length or two behid it) in the last two minutes before the start and position his body weight / sail / daggerboard / rudder in such a way that he...

I have known one of my mates gudgeons to be a little out which does make an incredible difference! Also, might be worth replacing them anyhow as, as they get worn then this starts to contribute to play in your steering; if you have a little bit of play across all the joints in the rudder...